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IF_INDEXTONAME(P) POSIX Programmer's Manual IF_INDEXTONAME(P)
NAME
if_indextoname - map a network interface index to its corresponding name
SYNOPSIS
#include <net/if.h>
char *if_indextoname(unsigned ifindex, char *ifname);
DESCRIPTION
The if_indextoname() function shall map an interface index to its corresponding name.
When this function is called, ifname shall point to a buffer of at least {IF_NAMESIZE} bytes. The function shall place in this buffer the name of the interface with index ifindex.
RETURN VALUE
If ifindex is an interface index, then the function shall return the value supplied in ifname, which points to a buffer now containing the interface name. Otherwise, the function shall
return a NULL pointer and set errno to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The if_indextoname() function shall fail if:
ENXIO The interface does not exist.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
getsockopt() , if_freenameindex() , if_nameindex() , if_nametoindex() , setsockopt() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <net/if.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface
